Study of the extreme rainfall events in Bangladesh using TRMM

The Fifth Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users
Users’ Conference
19-21 November 2014, Shanghai, China
STUDY
S
U
OF
O THE EXTREME RAINFALL
N
EVENTS
V N S
IN BANGLADESH USING TRMM
A. T. M. Shafiul Azam1*, M. Rafiuddin1 and
Hi hi Uyeda
Hiroshi
U d 2
1Department
of Physics, Bangladesh University of
Engineering
g
g and Technology,
gy, Bangladesh.
g
2Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, Japan.
BUET
The Fifth Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users
Users’ Conference
19-21 November 2014, Shanghai, China
STUDY
S
U
OF
O THE EXTREME RAINFALL
N
EVENTS
V N S
IN BANGLADESH USING TRMM
A. T. M. Shafiul Azam1*, M. Rafiuddin1 and
Hi hi Uyeda
Hiroshi
U d 2
1Department
of Physics, Bangladesh University of
Engineering
g
g and Technology,
gy, Bangladesh.
g
2Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, Japan.
BUET
Introduction
Introduction
Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country and its economy
strongly depends on the vagaries of the weather and in particular
the extreme rainfall events.
Access of rainfall causes flood.
Less rainfall causes drought.
¤ Timely and well-distributed rainfall is essential for better crop
production.
d ti
¤ The erratic behavior of rainfall has an antagonistic effect.
¤ So the variability of extreme rainfall are very important for
Bangladesh.
Data
— BMD three hourly rain gauge data
from 34 station.
— TRMM 3B42 V6 data.
data
— TRMM 3B42 V7 data.
Study duration: 1998 to
t 2010.
2010
Methods
¤
¤
Different algorithm.
GrADS and Surfer software are
used.
Rainfall threshold:
Very Heavy
( > 88 mm/day)
Heavy
(44 - 88 mm/day)
Moderately Heavy (23 - 43 mm/day)
Moderate
(11 - 22 mm/day)
Light
(2.5 - 10 mm/day)
Location of rain gauge stations of BMD.
Results and Discussion
Comparison of daily rainfall measured by BMD, TRMM V6 and V7
35
Average Rainfall in mm/day (1998-2010)
30
Rainfall (mm)
25
BMD
TRMM_V7
TRMM_V6
20
15
10
5
0
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
330
360
390
Days
In annual case
BMD
: 6.69 mm/day
TRMM 3B42 V6: 5.81 mm/day
y
TRMM 3B42 V7: 6.70 mm/year
During monsoon
BMD
: 13.99 mm/day
TRMM 3B42 V6: 11.87 mm/day
y
TRMM 3B42 V7: 13.99 mm/day
CC
BMD : V6 = 0.94
BMD : V7 = 0.95
CC
BMD : V6 = 0.691
BMD : V7 = 0.934
Comparison of Monthly rainfall measured by BMD and TRMM
600
Average Rainfall
BMD
TRMM_V7
400
TRMM_V6
300
200
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
0
Feb
100
Jan
Rainfall (m
mm/month)
500
Months
TRMM V6 underestimated rainfall during
g every
y month of the
year. During July it underestimate 17.34% (90.92mm) of rainfall
than that of the BMD.
TRMM V7 overestimated during January to August and
underestimated during September to December. During June it
overestimated by 1.88% (8.67mm).
Comparison of Yearly rainfall measured by BMD and TRMM
3000
Yearly Variation of Rainfall (mm)
Rainffall (mm/year)
2500
2000
1500
1000
1998
Ave-BMD
Ave-TRMM V7
Ave-TRMM V6
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Years
In annual case
BMD
: 2442 mm/year
TRMM 3B42 V6: 2120 mm/year
TRMM 3B42 V7: 2444 mm/year
During monsoon
BMD
: 1698 mm
TRMM 3B42 V6: 1448 mm
TRMM 3B42 V7: 1706 mm
CC
BMD : V6 = 0.75
BMD : V7 = 0
0.94
94
CC
BMD : V6 = 0.72
BMD : V7 = 0
0.93
93
Anomaly of annual rainfall measured by TRMM V6 and V7 with BMD
¤
TRMM V6 data
d t underestimated
d
ti t d in
i the
th southern
th
and
d northern
th
partt off
the country.
¤
TRMM V7 data underestimated in the southern and northeastern
portion of the country. Variation reduced.
Diurnal Variation of Rainfall
Rainfall (mm
m/3h)
500
¤ BMD: Two peak at 06 and 15 LST.
¤ TRMM V6 and V7: Two peak at 03 and 15 LST.
¤ Morning: Northern and coastal region.
¤ Afternoon: Central part of the country.
Diurnal Variation of Rainfall (1998-2010)
400
300
BMD
200
TRMM_7
100
TRMM_6
0
0
3
6
9
12
Hours
15
18
21
24
In the lower troposphere, the southeasterly is
accelerated in the evening, and the wind direction
exhibits the clockwise change during the night. This
feature corresponds with the nocturnal jet,
jet which
can be a cause of the midnight-early morning
rainfall peak in the northeastern part of Bangladesh.
[Terao et. al, American Geophysical Union]
Very Heavy Rainfall Events
CC
BMD : V6 = 0.80
BMD : V7 = 0.84
¤ No. of events: BMD (4.10), V7 (4.8) and V6(3.67).
8
No. of Events
Very Heavy Rainfall Events (1998-2010)
6
4
2
¤ VHR events prominent in coastal region and
northeastern part of Bangladesh.
BMD
TRMM_V7
TRMM_V6
0
1998
2000
2002
2004
Year
2006
2008
2010
¤ At Teknaf BMD ➩ 12.3, TRMM V7 ➩ 9 and V6 ➩ 6.83
events.
¤ TRMM V7 detect more VHR events than that of BMD.
Anomaly of VHRE measured by TRMM V6 and V7 with BMD
¤
TRMM V6 data
d t underestimated
d
ti t d in
i the
th southern
th
and
d north
th eastern
t
and
d
northwestern portion the country.
¤
TRMM V7 data overestimated almost everywhere of the country
except Feni, M. Court, Hatia, Sandwip, Cox's bazar and Teknaf.
Heavy Rainfall Events
16
Heavy Rainfall Events
No. of Eve
ents
14
¤ HR events: TRMM V7 > TRMM V6.
¤ No. of events: BMD (11.58), V7 (11.62) and V6(9.6).
12
¤ HR events prominent in coastal region and
northeastern part of Bangladesh. TRMM also detect
more HR events in the hill tracts area.
10
8
6
4
1998
CC
BMD : V6 = 0.76
BMD : V7 = 0.91
BMD
TRMM_V7
TRMM V6
TRMM_V6
2000
2002
2004
Days
2006
2008
2010
¤ At Teknaf BMD ➩ 22.46, TRMM V7 ➩ 17.31 and at
Sandwip V6 ➩ 14.46 events.
Anomaly of HRE measured by TRMM V6 and V7 with BMD
¤
TRMM V6 data underestimated in almost all over the country.
¤
TRMM V7 data underestimated on southern and northern part of the
country.
country
Moderately Heavy Rainfall Events
No. of Events
22
20
Moderately Heavy Rainfall eVENTS (1998-2010)
18
¤ Coastal region and northeastern part of
Bangladesh.
16
14
12
BMD
TRMM_V7
TRMM V6
TRMM_V6
¤ At Sylhet BMD ➩ 31.31, TRMM V7 ➩ 24.08 and
V6 ➩24.79
24 79 events.
t
10
1998
2000
2002
¤ MHR events: TRMM V7 > TRMM V6.
¤ MHR events: BMD (18.51), V7 (17.23) and
V6(15.62).
2004
Year
2006
2008
2010
¤ MHR events decreases from eastern part to
western part.
Anomaly of MHRE measured by TRMM V6 and V7 with BMD
¤
TRMM V6 data underestimated in almost all over the country except
Ishurdi, Srimangol and Mymensingh.
¤
TRMM V7 data underestimated on southern and northern part of the
country.
Moderate Rainfall Events
30
¤ MR events: TRMM V7 > TRMM V6.
¤ MR events: BMD (23.52), V7 (21.59) and V6(20.87).
Moderate Rainfall Events (1998-2010)
No. of events
27
24
¤ Northeastern part of Bangladesh
Bangladesh.
21
¤ At Sylhet BMD ➩ 34.15, V6 ➩29.08 and
at Srimongal TRMM V7 ➩ 27.67 events.
BMD
18
TRMM_V7
¤ MR events decreases from eastern part
to western part.
TRMM_V6
15
1998
2000
2002
2004
Year
2006
2008
2010
Anomaly of MRE measured by TRMM V6 and V7 with BMD
¤
TRMM V6 data underestimated in almost all over the country
y except
p
northwest portion of the country.
¤
TRMM V7 data underestimated in almost every where of the country
except northwest portion,
portion central and some coastal portion of the
country.
Light Rainfall Events
50
¤ LR events: TRMM V7 < TRMM V6.
¤ LR events: BMD (46.83), V7 (51.25) and V6(46.33).
Light Rainfall Events (1998-2010)
45
¤ BMD ➩ Eastern part
TRMM V7 ➩Southeastern portion
No. of Events
40
35
30
¤ At Rangamati BMD ➩ 46.83 and
at Srimongal TRMM V7 ➩ 51.15
51 15 LR events.
events
BMD
TRMM_V7
25
TRMM_V6
¤ Variation over country is less.
20
1998
2000
2002
2004
Years
2006
2008
2010
Anomaly of LRE measured by TRMM V6 and V7 with BMD
¤
Both the TRMM V6 and V7 overestimated on the southeastern and
north western part of the country, on the other hand both of them
underestimated on the western, central and northeastern part of the
country.
Summary
¤ In annual case TRMM V7 detects 0.08% more rainfall and V6 detects
13.19%
% less rainfall than that of BMD observation data.
¤
TRMM V7 overestimate 16.91% and V6 underestimate 10.45% of VHRE.
¤
TRMM V7 overestimate
ti t 0.36%
0 36% and
d V6 underestimate
d
ti t 17.13%
17 13% off HRE.
HRE
¤
TRMM V7 underestimate 6.90% and V6 underestimate 15.62% of MHRE.
¤
TRMM V7 underestimate 8.23% and V6 underestimate 11.28% of MRE.
¤
TRMM V7 underestimate 5.22% and V6 underestimate 0.12% of LRE.
¤ TRMM V7 detects more very heavy, heavy, moderately heavy and
moderate rainfall events than that of TRMM 3B42 V6 data.
¤
TRMM V7 detects
d t t less
l
li ht rainfall
light
i f ll events
t than
th TRMM V6 data.
d t
¤
Very heavy and heavy rainfall events are dominated in the coastal
part and northeastern part of the country.
¤
Moderately heavy and moderate rainfall events are dominated in the
coastal and eastern part of the country.
¤
Light rainfall events occurred in all over the country and is more in
th eastern
the
t
partt off the
th country.
t
¤
The nocturnal jet may be a cause of the midnight-early morning
rainfall peak in the northeastern part of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh
¤ Yearly variation of rainfall events are very much similar measured by
BMD rain gauge and TRMM V7 data.
data Consequently,
Consequently satellite data
(TRMM V7) may be usable by meteorologist for different research
purpose.
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